Yes, which is why I, for one, dismiss out of hand the candidacy of Herman Cain. He may be the greatest candidate since sliced bread, but a large segment of the black community will NOT understand what it means, but rather continue to interpret it as "it's a black planet".
They need to get a very different message, one that in part must be delivered by a member of the majority culture reasserting our control.
I think Herman Cain is the perfect person to help heal some of these wounds.
Unlike Obama, Cain would not be afraid to call this type of behavior unacceptable. He would be an excellent role model.